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2003/05/20, 01:31 PM
I am suppost to have a target heart rate between 120 and 170 I believe. (22/M)
Last night I was on the treadmill BARELY joggin at 5.2 mph, I did that for about 5 minutes and used the treadmill heart rate meter, it said 200! I continued on for another 20 minutes going from 3.4 to 5.2, I want to run more, but not if thats my true heart rate!
I know I'm not in THAT bad of shape, does this sound right, or you think the thing is not acurrate?
I was breathing fine and wasn't an intense cardo work out for me.
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2003/05/20, 02:43 PM
Go to Fitness resources, go to fitness calculators, then go to optimal heart rate.
To check your heart rate:
Checking your heart rate should be done immediately after exercise. Easy places to examine your heart rate are:
* the wrist at the base of the thumb, called the radial pulse
* the neck, just to the side of the Adam's apple, called the carotid pulse
Count the number of pulses for 15 seconds and then multiply by 4. Resting heart rate for an average adult is 72 bpm.
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2003/05/20, 03:43 PM
If you just started working out and you haven't built up gradually, your heart could be very out of condition and it could be that high. The fact that you don't feel like you are exerting and your heart rate is that high (if it si an accurate read out) indicates low fitness level. Try doing the fitness test on the treadmill - flip through the programs, one should be a five minute fitness test, that may give you some idea of what condition you are in.
Another thing to consider is whether your heart rate skyrocketed up and then came back down and leveled out - that is what they look for in monitored cardio tests, that your heart responds to the workload, adjusts and levels out at a more reasonable rate. try tracking your heart rate throughout your workout, there may be a pattern of up, down and level, up higher, down and level. That is normal. If it stays up the whole time, you are over exerting and will just have to work at a lower intensity until your heart is stronger - you only get one, give it a chance to get in shape gradually.
One way to tell if you are geting fitter or fatiguing your heart is to take your heart rate for a full minute before you get out of bed. Write it down and track it once or twice a week. This will give you your true resting heart rate and wil tell you if you are getting fitter or not, If your heart rate gradually goes down ( about a beat every two weeks or so) you are getting fitter. If it is going up gradually, you are fatiguing your heart during exercise and you need to slow down a little. If it remains the same you need to up your intensity a little, or you may have reached your genetic potential for fitness level.
Good luck, hope this helps!
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2003/05/20, 04:32 PM
Thanks for all the advise
I just did a resting heart rate, its beating 52 times a minutes here is what the ft calculator says.
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Your Maximum Heart Rate is .. 198
Upper End of Your Training Zone .. 176
Lower End of Your Training Zone .. 125
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That could be right, I'll try taking it easier for a while and keep track. Will I still be getting the same cardo benefits as if I was jogging faster, since my heart rate is high, just light jogging or walking fast?
thx again!
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2003/05/21, 01:51 PM
Yes. You will actually get better benefits because you allowing your heart to work within its fitness level, eventually it will get harder to get your heart rate elevated, then you know you are fitter and you will be running while your heart rate stays in your zone.
Good Luck!
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